No Small Boy Stuff

“Damn. Am I a small boy?”

I muttered under my breath in the grocery store.

My First Million podcast blasting through my airpods in the middle of the coffee aisle. Shaan & Sam riff on “small boy stuff’. Shaan rambles off a quick list of unwritten rules of what makes a small boy.

His voice starts fading into the background…As I evaluate if I was a small boy.

The conclusion? I was…a lil bit.

Truth is: Everyone has some small boy in them.

No one wants to be a small boy. Society makes it easy to small boy. It’s not your fault. It’s natural. It just happens. The goal is to limit it.

To limit, we must define. What is small boy stuff?

What is Small Boy Stuff?

Small Boy Stuff is thinking small or acting immature, not looking at the big picture or stepping up when it matters.

Here’s a guide of Small Boy Stuff:

What is a good playbook without some nuance?

A question from @ChristianDoesUX in this tweet hits the sweets spot. ”What work seems like small boy stuff, but actually packs a punch?

This is no small boy stuff on hard mode.

The fine balance of engaging in tasks seemingly beneath your pay-grade but leaving a thoughtful, meaningful impact.

This is where the winners play.

A guide for meaningful details that look small, but make huge impact:

How to avoid small boy activities:

1. Assess your actions. If they resemble small boy moves, stop it.

2. Embed this blueprint in your routine - print it, pen it, place it on your mirror.

When you find yourself drifting into small boy behavior, this can be your lifeline.

It’s a great time to stop doing small boy stuff and start doing that big boy stuff.

Let’s do.

Jordan

[Listen] to the Clip of Small Boy Stuff from My First Million.

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